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Rare Cancer
Rare cancers are characterized by the National Institute of Health as those malignancies which inflect less than 40,000 people annually in the United States. Combined, all rare cancers account for about 25% of all cancer diagnoses. Unfortunately, research and development of new therapies for rare cancers is challenging, resulting in slow progress for new therapeutic approaches. While rare cancers exist in many organs throughout the body, all childhood cancers are considered rare.
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JUN 03, 2016Cancer
After earning priority review status, the French-based pharmaceutical company Advanced Accelerator Applications just rec ...MAY 26, 2016Cancer
Researchers say a commonly prescribed drug for pain and inflammation may actually help slow cancer’s growth. The d ...MAY 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from blood cells as they age, called LOY, and that loss appears to be compounded by so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2016Health & Medicine
Obesity increases one's risk of developing certain diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. The symptoms ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital broke new grounds as they announced the first penis transplant in U.S. history ...MAY 13, 2016Cancer
testMAY 06, 2016Cancer
Researchers say a protein biomarker could indicate whether a childhood cancer, neuroblastoma, will relapse. Absence of t ...MAY 04, 2016Cancer
Scientists say they’re now closer than ever to personalized treatment for breast cancer after identifying a compre ...APR 19, 2016Cancer
Efficacy issues have always plagued cancer treatments. It’s estimated that as little as 0.001 and 0.01 percent of ...APR 07, 2016Cancer
Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer in both men and women. With such a high incidence rate and an equal ...MAR 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Many people have heard of mesotheliomas through frightening television commercials. But little is known about treatment ...FEB 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A staggering 30-50% of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Thi ...FEB 05, 2016Cancer
Overall brain cancer is rare, but it’s actually the most common form of solid tumors in children under 15 years ol ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2016Cancer
Cancer cells rarely spread on their own, preferring to travel in groups from their original tumor site, a new study with ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 19, 2016Cancer
A thin, stretchable film that coils light waves like a Slinky could one day lead to more precise, less expensive monitor ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 15, 2016Genetics & Genomics
With new results from whole genome sequencing, scientists have identified a cause for a rare genetic disorder known to c ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 24, 2015Videos
In 2014 the most common cancer diagnosis was breast cancer, followed by prostate, lung, colon, skin, and brain cancer. B ...DEC 04, 2015Videos
Breast cancer isn't something normally found in children, but an 8 year old girl from Utah has been diagnosed with a ver ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 03, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a group of 150 different types of related viruses which are known to cause warts, also ca ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 24, 2015Videos
When we speak, sing, or yell, the sounds that we produce come from the vibration of two flexible bands of muscles that m ...NOV 19, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists have known for a while that taking low daily doses of aspirin decreases the odds of a person having a heart a ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 19, 2015Immunology
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has a long history of evading both the immune system and scientists trying to study how it ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 17, 2015Cancer
Is there a connection between being overweight and developing a certain kind of brain tumor? Is there yet another reason ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 10, 2015Cancer
Should cost be a concern in cancer testing? Female carriers of mutated BRCA genes have a significantly higher risk for d ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
JUN 03, 2016
Cancer
After earning priority review status, the French-based pharmaceutical company Advanced Accelerator Applications just rec
...
MAY 26, 2016
Cancer
Researchers say a commonly prescribed drug for pain and inflammation may actually help slow cancer’s growth. The d
...
MAY 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from blood cells as they age, called LOY, and that loss appears to be compounded by so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
Obesity increases one's risk of developing certain diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. The symptoms
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital broke new grounds as they announced the first penis transplant in U.S. history
...
MAY 13, 2016
Cancer
test
MAY 06, 2016
Cancer
Researchers say a protein biomarker could indicate whether a childhood cancer, neuroblastoma, will relapse. Absence of t
...
MAY 04, 2016
Cancer
Scientists say they’re now closer than ever to personalized treatment for breast cancer after identifying a compre
...
APR 19, 2016
Cancer
Efficacy issues have always plagued cancer treatments. It’s estimated that as little as 0.001 and 0.01 percent of
...
APR 07, 2016
Cancer
Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer in both men and women. With such a high incidence rate and an equal
...
MAR 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many people have heard of mesotheliomas through frightening television commercials. But little is known about treatment
...
FEB 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A staggering 30-50% of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Thi
...
FEB 05, 2016
Cancer
Overall brain cancer is rare, but it’s actually the most common form of solid tumors in children under 15 years ol
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2016
Cancer
Cancer cells rarely spread on their own, preferring to travel in groups from their original tumor site, a new study with
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 19, 2016
Cancer
A thin, stretchable film that coils light waves like a Slinky could one day lead to more precise, less expensive monitor
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 15, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
With new results from whole genome sequencing, scientists have identified a cause for a rare genetic disorder known to c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 24, 2015
Videos
In 2014 the most common cancer diagnosis was breast cancer, followed by prostate, lung, colon, skin, and brain cancer. B
...
DEC 04, 2015
Videos
Breast cancer isn't something normally found in children, but an 8 year old girl from Utah has been diagnosed with a ver
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 03, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a group of 150 different types of related viruses which are known to cause warts, also ca
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 24, 2015
Videos
When we speak, sing, or yell, the sounds that we produce come from the vibration of two flexible bands of muscles that m
...
NOV 19, 2015
Health & Medicine
Scientists have known for a while that taking low daily doses of aspirin decreases the odds of a person having a heart a
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 19, 2015
Immunology
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has a long history of evading both the immune system and scientists trying to study how it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 17, 2015
Cancer
Is there a connection between being overweight and developing a certain kind of brain tumor? Is there yet another reason
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 10, 2015
Cancer
Should cost be a concern in cancer testing? Female carriers of mutated BRCA genes have a significantly higher risk for d
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider